Bristol site

A photo of the old site has always been on the office wall at BW. Have to say I love the harbourside area, so much variety on the waterfront and interesting history.  Something about boats and water is a great attraction. The new site, if it happens will be very different.

I must pay more attention🥴 Underfall Yard mentioned in a previous post is one of my favourite spots for sitting outside the cafe with a cup of something watching all the varied life taking place on the water. Hopefully the Harbourside Festival will be back in 2022 🤞

Just found this link on a Facebook Group about the timing of a decision on the new Bristol site. https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/caravan-club-forced-out-baltic-6302433?fbclid=IwAR1BKvpHljOdPdABq9I89fLcMT90Ytbp3PVk8SmJOSKijI8ycBcr06GYTc4

David

A Bristol Low Emission Zone could change everything.

Today is the date given for Michael Gove’s decision. When are we likely to hear outcome. Will there be another extension for Baltic Wharf ?

Nothing on their web site yet.

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There’s a big new park and ride opened today at Yate  - 10 miles north of Bristol. The sensible future is for caravan/motorhome sites at places like that, not anywhere near the city centre. 

If you access the new site from junction 19 on the A369 there is not really any penetration into Bristol. The new site is under the star, next to the word Toll. Even the existing site accessed from the M5 via the Portway, doesn’t impact on the city to any great extent. Personally if we were visiting relatives and there wasn’t a site in Bristol, we would take the car as well and stop at Cirencester. We have done this in the past when we couldn’t get in to Baltic Wharf.

Problem with those places is too many of them have height restrictions and overnight closures (we all know why). I think Yate is 2.1m, and it’s also small. The 1500 space Long Ashton P&R just a short distance from Baltic Wharf doesn’t (I think) have any height restrictions but is closed at 21:00. The land opposite the entrance to Ashton Court Estate is habitually used as a pop up campsite during the Balloon Fiesta and similar events. It’s got huge capacity. Given its occasional campsite use, I wonder if it has some potential as a casual site in the future?  

I agree absolutely.